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Changing methodologies in solar physics

Apr 16, 2025

Philip Judge: For the first time, the methods in solar physics are reviewed using statistical methods. This study attempts to establish a basis for understanding how methods used in research in solar physics have evolved since WWII.

Penetrating electric field with/without disturbed electric fields During the 7-8 July 2022 geomagnetic storm simulated by MAGE and observed by ICON MIGHTI

Apr 9, 2025

Qian Wu, Dong Lin, Wenbin Wang, Kevin Pham, Liying Qian, Haonan Wu, Thomas J. Immel, and Erdal Yigit, using a numerical model, simulated the nighttime ionospheric disturbances caused by electric fields that enter this system from the magnetosphere and electric fields generated internally by changes in the thermospheric winds.

Effects of High-Latitude Input on Neutral Wind Structure and Forcing During the 17 March 2013 Storm

Mar 5, 2025

Katherine Davidson, Gang Lu, Mark Conde present a quantitative assessment of the thermospheric forcing and its dependence on high-latitude driving. Due to its coupling with the ionosphere via ion-neutral collisions, the simulated neutral wind and the corresponding thermospheric forcing from Global Circulation Models (GCMs) are highly dependent on the model's high-latitude ionospheric input.